This Bosatsu is not very familiar, but he is one of the protector deities of mountain ascetics, rangeing back to the time of En no Gyoja. Sometimes he is depicted with six arms and five eyes 五眼六臂. He is also seen as an incarnation of "Hoodoo Sennin" 法道仙人 , an Indian ascetic who, as legend knows, lived in the 7th century during the time of Emperor Suiko and walked all the way through China and Korea until he reached Japan. He walked with his companion, the God of the Bulls, Gozu Tenoo 牛頭天王.Hodo Sennin is very popular in the area around Himeji. He founded the temple Bodai-Ji and a few others there.

This Hoki Bosatsu has six arms and five eyes. He stands on a rock with a wrathful expression,. This is possibly the only painting of the deity. Possibly painted by Tayuu Hoogen Saiken in the 15th century.This painting is an important cultural property of Sakai Town, Osaka.

As said above, he is the main deity in the temple Tenporin-Ji (Tenpoorinji) 転法輪寺 on Mt. Katsuragi.This holy king of the bulls (Go-Ou 牛王) is thought to be his incarnation in a form where he works for the wellbeing of human beings and gives his life for the salvage of humankind. The statue is in the compound of Tenporin-Ji.